Matthew 13:22-24
Lexham English Bible
22 And what was sown into the thorn plants—this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world[a] and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive. 23 But what was sown on the good soil—this is the one who hears the word and understands it,[b] who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred times as much, and this one sixty, and this one thirty.”
The Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat
24 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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- Matthew 13:22 Some manuscripts have “of the world”
- Matthew 13:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Matthew 13:22-24
New International Version
22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”(B)
The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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